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But supposing the robot is "guilty". How (or why) would anyone punish it? Put it in jail? I don't think it will mind. So what would be the point of finding
by smcameron 5y ago
But supposing the robot is "guilty". How (or why) would anyone punish it? Put it in jail? I don't think it will mind. So what would be the point of finding it guilty? Rather, it would make more sense to, in some way "fix" the robot.
Same would be true of people, were they easily "fixed".
- mongol 5y agoI think we should treat it as if an animal killed a human. We don't call that murder. If a dog kills a human, I think it is usually put down? Not sure if a whale does it. So it may depend. But in any case, murder I think is reserved for conscious killing of a human by another human.
- oceanplexian 5y agoI'm not sure about an animal killing a human, but certain animals, like primates, definitely commit murder (i.e. the conscious killing of another member of its tribe for territory, social status, or whatever).
- lstodd 5y agoEverything living kills everything in sight for resources. From viruses to civilizations. To some extent this can be moderated, or for a time some optimizations might result in even less destruction, but this is the way this world is. Killing is rational in a sense - for some subset of purposes, in context of some subset of environmental pressures, both of which change constantly, and often faster than adaptation to kill does. Accept this. It will not ever change.
- mongol 5y agoI agree they do but I don't think the word murder is applicable
- smcameron 5y agoIf we could "fix" the animal, rather than killing it, wouldn't we? People are self-reproducing robots that are made of meat. Robots made of meat are very hard to fix.
- dools 5y agoI actually think owners of pets should bear criminal liability for their pets actions.